Under the title “Who Am I in People’s Eyes?, and within a series of lectures on St. Luke’s gospel, Sr. Luma OP conducted a talk to the youth fellowships at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on March 13th and 14th. The talk was a practical, different and simplified presentation on reading St. Luke’s gospel, which helped the youth develop a better understanding of the book.
Under this title, the Apostolic Work Fellowship took on 3 days (March 9th to March 11th) of spiritual retreat at the Monastery of The Redemptor in Alqosh, led by Fr Savio Handula, parish priest of St Joseph’s Cathedral as the Fellowship’s spiritual director for this year.
On Friday, February 17, 2023, His Grace Archbishop Warda led the prayer for the faithful departed along with the archdiocese’s priests at Ankawa’s graveyard in the presence of the faithful to commemorate their loved ones who have departed.
الايام العالمية للشبيبة في لشبونة – WYD 2023 ملاحظة: على المكلفين بالتسجيل تكملة المعلومات التالية باللغة الانكليزية. اذا كان لديك استفسار الرجاء التواصل مع المنسق من اللجنة المنظمة من كل خورنة. شروط التسجيل: – ان يكون عمرك/ي ما بين 18 – 35 سنة حصراَ – ان تكون من الشبيبة العاملة في نشاطات الكنيسة من الجوقات والاخويات والتعليم المسيحي ومؤسسات الايبارشية -ان تشارك/ي في اللقاءات التحضيرية بشكل مستمر وبدون تغيب -ان تلتزم بتعليمات البرنامج واللجنة المنظمة في إيبارشية أربيل
Al Rahma Chaldean foundation organized a celebration for the Silver and Golden Jubilees of married couples within the Archdiocese of Erbil.
On February 2, 2023, the Council of Catholic Congregations in Iraq celebrated the World Day of Consecrated Life by gathering for a collective prayer, for which all monastic congregations in Ankawa participated.
On January 30, 2023, His Excellency Archbishop Bashar Warda laid the cornerstone of The Church of the Virgin Mary at Armota. People of the village and a delegation from Koysanjaq representing formal and government events were present to witness the occasion.
On the occasion of Prayer for Christian Unity Week, churches’ leaders held a joint prayer at the Cathedral of St Joseph on January 21, 2023, with the participation of the faithful laity and the churches’ choirs.
On January 17, 2023, the Apostolic Work fellowship of the Archdiocese of Erbil and the Catechism Committee held a joint meeting.
On January 13, 2023, The Youth Committee of the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil held its first preparatory meeting for Ankawa Youth Days 2023, which will be held on June 29 and 30, and will be concluded with a celebration of the Divine Liturgy on July 1, 2023.
